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> When someone decides to do it, they will try, and there are things worse than dying. Science disagrees. Many attempts are impulsive and a minor hurdle can be
by im3w1l 2y ago
> When someone decides to do it, they will try, and there are things worse than dying.
Science disagrees. Many attempts are impulsive and a minor hurdle can be enough to stop them.
- opello 2y agoTo have been stopped by a minor hurdle one must necessarily have started. It seems like you mean to disagree with the idea that "there are things worse than dying" and I expect they meant being maimed can be thought of as worse than being successful, due to the long-term personal consequences.
- im3w1l 2y agoThis argument makes sense semantically, but not in practice. Consider these two people "I should kill myself" grabs gun and fires "I should kill myself. I'll go buy some poison pills tomorrow." feels better the next day and never actually does